[Lynn O. Doughty]

A lot of carvers ask me if I do any exercising prior to carving. As I have found that it helps to get limbered up a bit before picking up a knife I thought I'd pass along this little bit of helpful information:

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5 lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10 lb potato sacks. Then try 50 lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100 lb potato sack in each hand, and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I’m at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Sorry....I already ate the potatos!

[gene messer]

Now .. Thats Funny ! .. Thanks for the laugh Lynn ..

Gene

[DiamondWillow]

I have a new incentive to do sit ups:
I put M&Ms between my toes.

Gene

[bbeery]

You had me going for a minute, Lynn....

[A Willburger]

Good one!!! thanks for the laugh.

[Marci MN]

LOL.. That was a good one. Here I was thinking.. Hokey Pete that guy has got some arms on 'im.... LOL

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Hey Gene......do they make humongous m&m's now........I know you can't reach between your toes ha ha.....

[Kenny_S]

Og good grief Gene, smelly feet and M & Ms. Hmmmm, Maybe the Dark Chocolate ones, eh?
I wonder if Lynns exercise would work with packs of M & Ms. I know it take a while to tear that coating off of them.

[BrandantR]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... I new there had to be a comical twist coming from you Lynn. A good joke is a great way to start off the day. Thanks.